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Open source case study: SugarCRM
SugarCRM at Footprints Recruiting
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One Laptop Per Child Australia set to launch 'One Education' program
Organisation seeks to create educational ecosystem around Linux-based OLPC XO laptops
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Yabi: Bringing drag-and-drop to supercomputers
Yabi offers scientists an easy way to manage workflows in an HPC environment
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The best office apps for your iPad
As your iPad gets more and more business use, be sure to have these apps to get the most office productivity possible
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- Smartphone security is heading for 'apocalypse'
- Google's new Knowledge Graph: Three key features
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- Utah CTO takes fall for data breach
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- Microsoft anti-bloatware service to apply to Windows 8 PCs, too
- Google aims to make search smarter, easier
- Apple 'head and shoulders' above phone rivals in satisfaction survey
- Samsung is the big daddy of Android phones
- Google search will incorporate 'knowledge graph' into main search results
- Consumerization trends hit IT service management
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- From laptop to legion - turning one computer into many
- Microsoft tunes up Windows 8 multi-screen
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Master MySQL in the Amazon cloud
Amazon Web Services offer new challenges and flexibility for database admins -- here's how to avoid the pitfalls and tune for performance
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Security
AusCERT 2012: Lack of security aiding medical fraud, identity theft
Queensland Health Drugs of Dependence Unit (DDU) investigations officer, Rebecca Thompson, has highlighted security flaws within the Australian health system, such as the lack of a photo or PIN on Medicare cards, which is allowing drug addicts to potentially use lost or stolen cards to obtain powerful prescription drugs.
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Mobile
Xperia Sola hits Harvey Norman
Sony will sell its Xperia Sola smartphone outright through retailer Harvey Norman, the company announced today.
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Optus to spend $15m improving satellite services
Optus will enhance its satellite services to improve services to students in remote areas in a five-year contract worth an estimated $15 million.
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Networking
E-health rollout likely to be slow: Labor
Federal health minister, Tanya Plibersek, has admitted the take up of electronic health records will likely be slow in the first few years.
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In Pictures: 5 great Android apps for Cloud admins
Install one of these five apps on your Android phone or tablet, and you can manage your cloud infrastructure from anyplace where you can access the Internet.
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Samsung takes top position from Apple in smartphones sales
Samsung sold the most smartphones in the first quarter of 2012, taking the top position from Apple, according to Gartner.
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Mobile Phones
iPhone screen size may increase to at least 4 inches
Apple is looking to increase the iPhone's screen size from 3.5 inches to at least 4 inches, according to a Wall Street Journal report, a move that's presumably being made because of stiff Android competition.
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Security
Smartphone security is heading for 'apocalypse'
The meteoric rise in the smartphone market is creating a dangerous vulnerability in smartphone security - one that may not be patched until the problem expands into what has been dubbed an "apocalypse."
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Web Browsers & Tools
Google's new Knowledge Graph: Three key features
Google has unwrapped the first of its long-promised semantic search capabilities, dubbed Knowledge Graph.
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Services
From what to watt, Emerson aims at total information awareness
Someday soon the digital economy will be powered by big black boxes, formerly known as datacentres, that are so self-managing they may be partly robotic.
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Mobile Phones
Apple 'head and shoulders' above phone rivals in satisfaction survey
Apple debuted in the top spot among mobile phone makers in a US customer-satisfaction survey, receiving a record-high score for the category.
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Security
AusCERT 2012: Virtualization security needs improvements
Improved virtualization security protection and network training are needed if Australian enterprises are to avoid potential attacks via the virtual machine (VM) layer in the future, delegates at the AusCERT 2012 conference on the Gold Coast have heard.
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Mobile
Google study shows smartphones taking over mobile use
Smartphone use in Australia has jumped 40 per cent, according to a study released by Google.
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Coffs Harbour, Taree and Port Macquarie to get NBN fixed wireless from mid-2013
Around 15,000 homes in Coffs Harbour, Taree and Port Macquarie will be switched on to the National Broadband Network using the NBN's fixed wireless, with the roll out beginning mid next year.
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aCure continues with its data centre expansion
aCure Technology has expanded its data centre capacity, with its third data centre to open in Perth’s CBD in August this year.
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- Optus to spend $15m improving satellite services
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